Polymer Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 Have any of you stroked a stock 2 or own a newer one that is stroked from the factory and can tell a difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedahlenius85 Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Polymer said: Have any of you stroked a stock 2 or own a newer one that is stroked from the factory and can tell a difference? I have owned both the old version and the newer stroked one. There is a difference for sure in recoil. I favour the old unstroked versions. But thats my preference. Its like comparing felt recoil and what you like to see visually between shooting 124gr vs. 147gr bullets. You might favour one over the other. If I were Tanfoglio factory I would go back to the old configuration or at least make is possible to choose how you want it stroked. Edited October 22, 2023 by tedahlenius85 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polymer Posted October 23, 2023 Author Share Posted October 23, 2023 @tedahlenius85 very good info, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3P_Guy Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 I have a simlar experience, I have a Stock 2 Xtreme and a handful of regular Stock 2's. I had a machinist friend stroke one of my regular ones to match the Xtreme and can't tell any real differences shooting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HesedTech Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 22 hours ago, Polymer said: Have any of you stroked a stock 2 or own a newer one that is stroked from the factory and can tell a difference? It's a fad except when one knows what they are doing. Atlas Gun works has a great video explaining why they stroke open guns. I own multiple Tanfos, old and new, and have no idea which ones have a longer stroke of the slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polymer Posted October 23, 2023 Author Share Posted October 23, 2023 Thank you guys for your inputs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 "Stroking" 2011s was invented by Dave Dawson way back in the day, and it was mostly for the added reliability in feeding .38 Super from 170mm mags. The difference in recoil was a secondary effect. Later on some of the other custom builders took it up and had a little purse-fight about it. You can fool with the stroke on Tanfos by adding and subtracting buffers. They run reliably enough either way though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenC Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 (edited) I saw a picture of a stroked vs non-stroked Tanfo on this forum before. Was there a particular year Tanfoglio started doing this so you can know by the year of production if your gun is stroked or not? Or maybe if you had the newer slide serrations that would probably mean you have a stroked gun? Edited October 27, 2023 by DenC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polymer Posted October 27, 2023 Author Share Posted October 27, 2023 As far as i know, it's on the newer slide serration guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBX1987 Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 (edited) The new slide cuts are stroked. I've got a new one, but I still need to change parts to the same config as my other guns (out of the shop this trigger was horrible) It shot smoother/softer the one time I testfired it, I think it was the medium hammer spring compared to the light ones that I normally run, recoil spring was the same. Might also be the fitment, this one has almost no play, my main match gun has quite some play by now. Edited October 27, 2023 by DBX1987 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yagi Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 On 10/27/2023 at 3:41 AM, DBX1987 said: The new slide cuts are stroked Not all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazhi Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 I prefer the new slides (stroked) in terms of felt recoil. I agree with the above comments - it boils down to personal preference, similar to that of 147gr vs. 124gr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludde Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 If someone dont like the increased stroke add a buffer to decrease it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent #1911 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 (edited) I think the main reason why some IFG slides are stroked is to increase extraction reliability. The sooner the ejector strikes the case before it bottoms out on the frame is better on these guns. I noticed the stroked guns have better ejection patterns i.e to the side or rearward instead of bouncing off of the ejection port and flies forward. Edited January 1 by Agent #1911 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterM Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 On 10/27/2023 at 12:41 PM, DBX1987 said: The new slide cuts are stroked. I've got a new one, Could you post a picture your new slide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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